Mary+Paredez

SUMMARY: Mary Paredez, age 26, died April 19, 1977 after an abortion performed at San Jose Hospital in San Jose, CA.

Mary J. Paredez, an immigrant, was 26 years old when she underwent an abortion at San Jose Hospital on April 19, 1977. During the procedure, Mary's uterus was perforated. She began to hemorrhage. Less than seven hours later, she was dead. The autopsy found 2500 cc of blood in Mary's abdomen.

As you can see from the graph below, abortion deaths were falling dramatically before legalization. This steep fall had been in place for decades. To argue that legalization lowered abortion mortality simply isn't supported by the data.



Source: California Death Certificate No. 77-051142; Santa Clara County (CA) Autopsy Report No. CA77-364

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